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Important
Please read PRECAUTIONS, this User’s Manual and Setup Guide (separate
volume) carefully to familiarize yourself with safe and effective usage.
• Please read the Setup Guide (separate volume)
• The latest User’s Manual is available for download from our site:
http://www.eizo.com
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[Location of Caution Statement] Ex. CG243W Product specifications may vary with sales areas. Confirm the specifications in the manual written in the language of the region of purchase. This product has acquired TCO standard that relates to safety, ergonomics, environment and so forth of office equipment. For overview of the TCO, refer to our website. h t t p : / / w w w . e i z o . c o m Copyright© 2009 EIZO NANAO CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored
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Notice for this monitor Aside from creating documents, viewing multimedia content, and other general purposes, this product is also suited to applications such as graphics creation and digital photo processing, where accurate color reproduction is a priority. This product has been adjusted specifically for use in the region to which it was originally shipped. If the product is used outside the region, it may not operate as specified in the specifications. This product may not be covered by war
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Cleaning Attention • Never use any solvents or chemicals, such as thinner, benzene, wax, alcohol, disinfectant, and abrasive cleaner, which may damage the cabinet or LCD panel. LCD Panel ● • Clean the LCD panel with a soft cloth such as cotton cloth or lens cleaning paper. • If necessary, stubborn stains can be removed by using the provided ScreenCleaner, or moistening part of a cloth with water to enhance its cleaning power. Cabinet ● • Clean the cabinet with a soft cloth dampened with a li
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CONTENTS Cover ............................................................. 1 Chapter Setting Monitor ................................ Notice for this monitor ............................................. -1. Enabling/Disabling Mode Selection [Mode Preset] ................................................. CONTENTS ............................................................. - . Locking Buttons [Key Lock] ........................ Chapter 1 Introduction ................
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Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you very much for choosing an EIZO Color Monitor. 1-1. Features • 22” wide format LCD (CG223W) / 24” wide format LCD (CG243W) • Wide color gamut of 95% of Adobe RGB (CG223W) / 98% (CG243W) • Resolution 1680 dots x 1050 lines (CG223W) / 1920 dots x 1200 lines (CG243W) • HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Interface) • Frame Synchronous mode supported : 47.5 - 61Hz (CG223W) : 23.75 - 30.5Hz, 47.5 - 61Hz (CG243W) • Applicable to DisplayPort (applicable to 8 bit
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1- . Controls and Functions Ex. CG243W 16 POWER INPUT Disply-Port DVI-1 DVI-2 19 18 17 Adjustment menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 Sensor (AutoEcoView) Detects ambient brightness. Auto EcoView function Switches input signals for display when more than two PCs are button connected to the monitor. Allows you to switch the Color Mode. button Displays the information about monitor or input signals. button Adjusts the brightness. button 6 Cancels the adjustment/setting or exit
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1- . Utility Disk An “EIZO LCD Utility Disk” (CD-ROM) is supplied with the monitor. The following table shows the disk contents and the overview of the software programs. Disk contents and software overview ● The disk includes application software programs for adjustment, and User’s Manual. Refer to "Readme. txt" or the "read me" file on the disk for software startup procedures or file access procedures. Item Overview For For Windows Macintosh A “Readme.txt” or “read me” file √ √ ColorNaviga
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1- . Basic Operation and Functions Basic operation of Adjustment menu 1 Displaying Adjustment Menu Press . The adjustment menu appears. Menu title Current mode Item Settings Menu 2 Adjusting/Setting 1. Choose a menu to adjust/set with , and press . 2. Choose an item to adjust/set with , and press . 3. Adjust/set the selected item with , and press . 3 Exiting Press a few times. The adjustment menu finishes. Chapter 1 Introduction 9
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Showing Button Guide Press the front buttons (except button), the button guide appears above the button. (When using the monitor with "Portrait" position, the button guide appears next to the button.) NOTE • The button guide will continue to appear while the Adjustment menu or Mode menu is showing. • The button guide is displayed differently depending on the selected menu or status. • In CAL mode, although Button Guide are displayed above the and buttons, the brightness cannot be adjusted. C
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Functions The following table shows all the Adjustment menu’s adjustment and setting menus. Main Menu Item Adjusting/Setting Color “2-3. Color Adjustment” (page 18) Brightness Contrast Temperature Gamma Advanced Hue Settings Saturation Outline Enhancer Gain Black Level 6 Colors “3-8. Restoring the Default Setting” Color Reset (page 28) Screen “2-4. Displaying Lower Resolutions” Screen Size (page 24) “2-2. Displaying Screen Correctly” Analog Auto Adjustment (page 14) Adjustment Range Ad
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Chapter Adjusting Screen -1. Setting Screen Resolution Compatible Resolutions/Frequencies The monitor supports the following resolutions. Analog Input Resolution Applicable signal Frequency Dot Clock CGW CGW 640×480 VGA 60Hz √ √ 720×400 VGA TEXT 70Hz √ √ 800×600 VESA 60Hz √ √ 1024×768 VESA 60Hz √ √ 1024×768 VESA ~ 75Hz √ ― 1024×768 VESA 85Hz √ ― 170MHz 1152×864 VESA 75Hz ― √ (Max.) 1280×960 VESA 60Hz √ √ 1280×1024 VESA 60Hz √ √ 1600×1200 VESA 60Hz ― √ 1 1680×1050* VESA CVT 60Hz √ √ 1
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Setting Resolution When you connect the monitor to the PC and find that the resolution is improper, or when you want to change the resolution, follow the procedure below. Windows 7 ● 1. Right-click the mouse anywhere on the desktop except for icons. 2. From the displayed menu, click “Screen resolution”. 3. On the "Screen Resolution" dialog, select the monitor . 4. Click "Resolution" to select the desired resolution. 5. Click the [OK] button. 6. When a confirmation dialog is displayed, click [K
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- . Displaying Screen Correctly Digital Input When digital signals are input, images are displayed correctly based on the preset data of the monitor. When performing advanced adjustment, see “2-3 Color Adjustment” (page 18) and subsequent pages. Analog Input Attention • Wait 30 minutes or more from monitor power on before starting adjustments. (Allow the monitor to warm up for at least 30 minutes before making adjustments.) The monitor screen adjustment is used to suppress flickering of the
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2 Prepare the display pattern for the analog display adjustment. Windows 1. Load the “EIZO LCD Utility Disk” to your PC. 2. Start the “Screen Adjustment Utility” from the startup menu. If it cannot be started, open the screen adjustment pattern files. Other than Windows Download the "Screen adjustment pattern files" from our site: http://www.eizo.com NOTE • For details and instructions on opening the “Screen adjustment pattern files”, refer to “Readme.txt” file. 3 Perform the auto adjustment ag
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4 Perform advanced adjustments for the following using the menu of the . Adjust the clock, phase and position, in this order. To eliminate vertical bars [Clock] ● Procedure 1. Choose from the menu, and press . 2. Adjust the clock with or . Press slowly so as not to miss the adjustment point. 3. Press to exit the adjustment. When blurring, flickering or bars appear on the screen after adjustment, proceed to [Phase] to remove flickering
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5 Adjust the color gradation. To adjust color gradation automatically [Range Adjustment] ● Every color gradation (0 to 255) can be displayed by adjusting the signal output level. Procedure 1. Display Pattern 2 in full screen on the monitor using the “Screen Adjustment Utility” or the screen adjustment pattern files. 2. Choose from the menu, and press . The color gradation is adjusted automatically. When the auto adjustment is completed, a message appears. Select “OK
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- . Color Adjustment To select the display mode (Color Mode) ● Color Mode allows you to select easily the adequate mode suitable for the monitor’s application. Color Mode Mode Purpose 1-Custom Available for the color settings according to your preference. 2-sRGB Suitable for color matching with sRGB compatible peripherals. 3-EBU Suitable for reproducing the color gamut and gamma as set forth by EBU (European Broadcasting Union) standards. 4-REC709 Suitable for reproducing the color gamut an
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To perform advanced adjustments ● The menu of the Adjustment menu allows you to set and save the independent color adjustment for each mode. Attention • Wait 30 minutes or more from monitor power on before starting the color adjustment. (Allow the monitor to warm up for at least 30 minutes before making adjustments.) • Perform the range adjustment first when adjusting color for analog input signals. (Refer to “To adjust color gradation automatically” on page 17). • The same image may
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To adjust the brightness [Brightness] ● The screen brightness is adjusted by changing the brightness of the backlight (Light source from the LCD back panel). Adjustable range: 0 to 100% Procedure 1. Choose from the Adjustment menu, and press . 2. Choose from the menu, and press . 3. Adjust the brightness with or . 4. Press to exit the adjustment. NOTE • You can also adjust the brightness using and . • When your feel the image is bright even if the brightness is
